circling
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circling
verb
- present participle and gerund of circle
noun circlings
- A circular motion. […] one of these birds came wheeling and screaming round his head in a maze of untrackably swift circlings.
- The practice of sitting in a circle and taking turns to speak about one's emotions or experiences while the others listen, intended to be therapeutic or to strengthen relations within the group. The mentoring curriculum included feminist strategies designed to facilitate egalitarian relationships in the groups, including circling, where each person takes a turn to speak while others in the group listen in situations involving decision making or conflict, […]
- A class of secretive drinking games, each with an unknown set of rules which new players must learn by immersion, taking place with participants sitting in a circle and drinking upon certain conditions being met.
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Closest in meaning: moving, circular, surrounding, encircling, hovering, flying, spaceship, exactly, lap, overflying, spiraling, looping, orbiting, rotating, revolving, gyrating
Talk about this word "circling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/circling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. circling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/circling "circling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/circling.Cite this
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title = {circling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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